Please, would somebody explain the FTAA fo me?

[Sandy_0]

What makes it dangerous? How is it going to take away our civil rights? How does it work? I googled for it and read a little bit but, (I must be really lacking in grey matter) I still don't get it.


Free Trade Area of the Americas

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/ftaa/

Social Movements Across the Hemisphere Stop Free Trade Area of the Americas in its Tracks!!
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is an attempt to expand the failed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to every country in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, except Cuba. Negotiations began right after the completion of NAFTA in 1994 and were supposed to have been completed by January 1, 2005


There were three separate commercials AGAINST it on MSBNC tonight, here in Arizona anyway. Not repeats either. . . three separate commercials.

[Maraya1969]

1. It will be completely controlled by huge corporations and government

And you KNOW how supportive they are of human rights, fairness and equality for all!

Browse through this:

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/ftaa/alternatives.pdf

[Sandy_0]

2. Thanks

I'll give it a try.

[Al-CIAda]

3. Trading Freedom: the secret life of the FTAA

Trading Freedom: the secret life of the FTAA
Video by indymedia ftaa video workgroup
Produced October 2002, 56 minutes

Offers an explanation of what the FTAA is, what it will mean, and how people across the Americas are resisting it.

DOWNLOAD 600MB
http://frazer.rice.edu/~tish/video.mov

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